Survey on the status of family-friendliness in intensive care units in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland in 2025

Survey on the status of family-friendliness in intensive care units in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland in 2025 - ICU-Kids 2.0

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037160

Enrollment

500

Registered

2025-06-11

Start date

2025-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Intensive medical complex treatment

Interventions

Group 1: Senior intensive care specialists (medical or nursing) who are contacted by email via professional associations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be asked to participate in an online s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Leading Person (medicine, nursing) of the Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: < 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Aim of this study is to assess the extent of family orientation in participating ICUs in July 2025 (visiting hours, protocols, children as visitors, informational materials, and others)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison with previous survey from 2019	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactMarie-Madlen Jeitziner

Inselspital

Marie-Madlen.Jeitziner@insel.ch0041 316321953

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026